数万名反政府的俄罗斯人于俄罗斯国庆日在莫斯科举行大规模抗议集会，反对普京再次担任总统。自从普京5月7日就任总统并开始加紧打压异议人士以来，这是反对派组织的第一次集会。
普京在俄罗斯国庆日发表讲话说，俄罗斯不能容忍任何削弱国家和分裂社会的行为。
俄罗斯警方说，估计有两万人参加了抗议活动。美国之音记者说，抗议活动是以和平方式进行的。抗议活动的组织者说，抗议者超过10万。
俄罗斯政府命令几名示威领导人在星期二示威开始时接受盘问。
示威活动持续了大约六个小时后，和平地结束。
Tens of thousands of Russian anti-government protesters have taken part in a major rally in Moscow during a national holiday to denounce President Vladimir Putin's third term in office.
Tuesday's rally was the first to be called by the opposition since Mr. Putin took office on May 7 and began tightening a government crackdown on dissent.
In comments marking Russia Day, President Putin said that Russia cannot accept anything that weakens the country or divides society.
Police estimates say up to 20,000 participated in the march that a VOA correspondent described as peaceful. Protest organizers put the number of participants at above 100,000.
Russian authorities forced several protest leaders to appear for questioning as the mass demonstration began Tuesday. The protest ended peacefully after about six hours.
